Automatic Meter-Reading Simulation through Power Line Communication

Domingo, Javier Matanza; Alexandres, S.; Rodriguez-Morcillo, Carlos

doi:10.1109/mascots.2013.36

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“…The PRIME network simulator SimPRIME [165] also allows carrying out PRIME network simulations by combining MATLAB and OMNeT++. SimPRIME has been widely used for research works encompassing the evaluation of PRIME performance for DR in presence of different types of noises [81], the evaluation of PRIME performance for AMI in different scenarios [166]- [168] and varying different MAC parameters [169], the evaluation of the use of the contention free period defined in the PRIME standard [170], the evaluation of optimal switch positioning [171], or the evaluation of different policies to promote PRIME service nodes to switches at the base node [172].…”

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The Role of Power Line Communications in the Smart Grid Revisited: Applications, Challenges, and Research Initiatives

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Power line communications (PLC) have been an active research area for many years and it is still the case, mainly because they present economic and technical natural advantages for a wide range of applications using the existing electrical grid as transmission medium. In this paper, the authors provide an update on PLC technologies and their applications in Smart Grids, the main challenges they are currently facing, how they can be addressed, and the current research initiatives.INDEX TERMS Communications networks, communications technologies, power line communications, smart grids.

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“…In this line, a PRIME dual simulation framework is presented in [6]. In this work, the model of the channel is based in the work presented in [7], where the physical behavior of an OFDM-based communication system is abstracted in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER) vs. Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) curves.…”

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“…This high-level metric is also used in [10] and [16], where the simulation framework presented in [6] is utilized to evaluate the performance of a network when the channel is impaired with background or impulsive noise. Noise suppression techniques effects, number of branches in the LV network and PLC standards are compared.…”

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“…The work presented in this paper utilizes the simulation framework presented in [6] in order to analyze the performance of a PRIME PLC network. The structure of this tool is schematically represented in Fig.…”

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“…As mentioned, the study presented in this paper utilizes the simulation framework reported in [6] with the purpose of evaluating the performance of a PLC network. This tool has been briefly described in Section II of this work.…”

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Performance evaluation of AMR simultaneous polling strategies in a PRIME PLC network

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Domingo²,

Rodriguez-Morcillo³

et al. 2015

2015 IEEE International Symposium on Power Line Communications and Its Applications (ISPLC)

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Abstract-PLC is gaining prominence as a solution for Smart Grid developments. However, several aspects still require further research and analysis. Among the different solutions, PRIME (PoweRline Intelligent Metering Evolution) standard is one of the most popular and extended implementations. This paper analyses the performance of an Auto Meter Reading (AMR) process for a PRIME PLC network regarding two aspects. Firstly, the impact caused by the polling strategy utilized. In particular, the number of connections that the Master Node manages simultaneously is studied. Secondly, the influence of the positions of the Switch Nodes in the network is examined. The time required to read all the meters in the network is utilized as performance metric.In order to replicate the performance of a PRIME network, a co-simulation framework that combines Matlab and OMNeT++ has been used. This architecture allows to take into account both physical phenomena and control and application message management. Simulated topologies represent a general European low-voltage network. Results highlight the importance of selecting an adequate number of simultaneous connections in order to optimize the use of the channel, as well as the impact of the logical structure of the network.

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